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Sheriff Kevin Callahan will be hosting another "Junior Crime Fighter Day" at the Grundy County Sheriff's Office. This year the event will take place on July 11th from 9:00AM - 2:00PM. Students entering grades 3 - 6 are welcome to attend the event. Below is a copy of the flier along with a registration form. Registration is due by June 25th. This event is open to the first 80 children to register. We hope to see you there!

The Grundy County Sheriff's Office will be accepting applications for Sheriff's Police Explorers through October 18, 2017.

The Grundy County Sheriff's Police Explorer Program is open to young men and women who are between the ages 14-20, and who have an interest in law enforcement as a profession.

Becoming a Police Explorer allows young adults the opportunity to discover what policing is really like. Exploring gives them the opportunity and the chance to work directly with Police Officers, go on ride-a-longs, receive police training, meet new friends, and feel good about helping out in your community. Through the Explorer Program, Explorers have a hands-on, close-up chance to learn how the law works in their community. Some of the training topics include; Traffic crashes, Police report writing, Criminal laws (state & local), Firearms, the Dangers of Drugs, Motor Vehicle laws, Self Defense, First Aid/CPR and Crime Scene Investigation and Processing.

To fill out an application visit the documents section of this page.

For more information about the Sheriff's Police Explorers you may call Deputy Chad Hrechko at (815) 941-3235.

Mark
your calendars for our 4th annual trivia night fund raiser. April 28, 2017
from 7:00PM to 10:00PM at the Gardner American Legion, doors open at 6:00PM.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with a trivia night we will have 10
rounds of 10 trivia questions, each round is different category. The cost
is $20.00 per person with 10 people to a team. Round sponsors are
available for $100 each. Each team will receive a Large Pizza with their
entry fee.

This is the Explorer's
largest fundraiser of the year. We use funds raised for training events,
competition entry fees, and equipment purchases. Thank you for your
interest and we hope to see you there.

The Grundy County Sheriff's Office will be accepting applications for Sheriff's Police Explorers through September 23, 2016.

The Grundy County Sheriff's Police Explorer Program is open to young men and women who are between the ages 14-20, and who have an interest in law enforcement as a profession.

Becoming a Police Explorer allows young adults the opportunity to discover what policing is really like. Exploring gives them the opportunity and the chance to work directly with Police Officers, go on ride-a-longs, receive police training, meet new friends, and feel good about helping out in your community. Through the Explorer Program, Explorers have a hands-on, close-up chance to learn how the law works in their community. Some of the training topics include; Traffic crashes, Police report writing, Criminal laws (state & local), Firearms, the Dangers of Drugs, Motor Vehicle laws, Self Defense, First Aid/CPR and Crime Scene Investigation and Processing.

For more information about the Sheriff's Police Explorers you may call (815) 941-3122, or visit the documents sections of this page to fill out an application.

Mark your calendars for our 3rd annual trivia night fund raiser. April 15, 2016 from 7:00PM to 10:00PM at the Gardner American Legion. For those of you who are unfamiliar with a trivia night we will have 10 rounds of 10 trivia questions, each round is different category. The cost is $20.00 per person with 10 people to a team. Round sponsors are available for $100 each. Each team will receive a Large Pizza with their entry fee.

This is the Explorer's larges fundraiser of the year. We use funds raised for training events, competition entry fees, and equipment purchases. Thank you for your interest and we hope to see you there.

On December 5th 2015 at Illinois Law Enforcement
Explorer Committee Director Jeff Dalton presented the Grundy County Sheriff’s
Explorer Post #111 with the “Explorer Post of the Year” award. The post of the year award is selected by the
Illinois Law Enforcement Explorer Committee.
What an honor to be given this award after just a few years in existence. Keep up the great work to all involved!

On Saturday, December 5th, the 2nd Annual Grundy County Sheriff's Explorer Awards night was held at the Gardner American Legion Hall. The Sheriff's Explorers would sincerely like to thankSheriff Callahan, John Hollmeyer, Sara and Kevin Krople of Turtle's Tap, Walmart, Corleone's Restaurant, the Grundy County Sheriff's Police Association, Laura Hrechko, Sarah Bogard, Jeff Hanley, Craig Williamson, ILEEC Director Jeff Dalton, Grundy County EMA Director Joe Schroeder, and our Explorer parents for their support and generosity.

ILEEC Director Jeff Dalton presented the Grundy County Sheriff's Police Explorer Post #111 with the Explorer Post of the Year Award. The Post of the Year Award is selected by the Illinois Law Enforcement Explorer Committee.

The following Explorers were recognized for individual accomplishments:

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Explorers
had an opportunity to attend the Illinois Law Enforcement Explorer State
Conference at Lewis University the week of August 2nd. While at the conference we had three teams
compete in a variety of law enforcement activities ranging from traffic stops
and crime scene processing, to building searches and rapid deployment. On August 7th an awards ceremony
was held. At the ceremony we learned
that the team of Tyler Hansen, Tyler Post, and Jordyn Bell took second place in
the “Hogan’s Alley” shoot-don’t-shoot competition and fourth place in the team
building “Obstacle Course”. Also winning
a team competition was Dave Cronin, Jasmine Sipla, Keaton Cryder, and Noah
Brannock who received fourth place in “Court Room Testimony”. In individual competitions Dave Cronin took
fourth place overall in the live fire competition. We also learned at the ceremony that we were
nominated for and voted “Post of the Year” by the Conference Planning Committee. What an honor this is to know that we are a
fairly young post and have earned the respect of advisors around the state. Congratulations to all of the explorers that
attended the conference!